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Law enforcement taps Google's Sensorvault for location data, report says

Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police

Are You Afraid of Google? BlackBerry Cofounder Jim Balsillie Says You Should Be

Facebook investors launch desperate bid to oust Mark Zuckerberg

Bill Introduced to Protect the Privacy Rights of Americans

Big Tech Lobbying Gutted a Bill That Would Ban Recording You Without Consent

Hackers publish personal data on thousands of US police officers and federal agents

The case against Julian Assange is serious — but smaller and shakier than some people feared

Online trolls are harassing a scientist who helped take the first picture of a black hole

What Will Happen When Governments Disagree Over Who Is A Terrorist Organization... And Who Needs To Be Blocked Online?

B.C. introduces law to require cars, trucks sold by 2040 be zero emission - Legislation aims to phase out gas-powered vehicles

Hackers publish personal data on thousands of US federal agents

FCC “consumer advisory” panel includes ALEC, big foe of municipal broadband

Foxconn says empty buildings in Wisconsin are not empty

Amazon Shareholders Set to Vote on a Proposal to Ban Sales of Facial Recognition Tech to Governments

6,000 Amazon Employees, Including a VP and Directors, Are Now Calling on Jeff Bezos to Stop Automating Oil Extraction

Government Fights to Trap EFF’s NSA Spying Case in a Catch-22

More details emerge about how Microsoft targeted and blocked Right to Repair in Washington

Facebook spent $22.6m to keep Mark Zuckerberg safe last year: Security costs for the tech billionaire and his family more than doubled last year, as an outcry over Facebook’s practices grew

Lawmakers lash out at Apple for censoring a song about Tiananmen Square protests

Law enforcement and security officials reveal that US leaders and executives allowed companies to be hacked by China without consequences because they were worried about confrontation causing trade and stock prices to drop.

Opinion: The key to glorifying a questionable diet? Be a tech bro and call it 'biohacking'

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos challenges top retail rivals to increase their minimum wages

Foxconn's Wisconsin 'Factory' Is An Even Bigger Joke Than Everybody Thought

Microsoft played key role in stopping “Right to Repair” in Washington - A state representative sheds some light on how tech companies blocked the popular measure

Uber made a startling admission: It may never be profitable. The warning serves as a chilling reminder of the dotcom crash.

Apple's Absurd iPhone Repair Charges Inadvertently Exposed By Rival

Right to Repair Is a Free Market Issue

Facebook Showed Me My Data Is Everywhere And I Have Absolutely No Control Over It - A transparency tool on Facebook inadvertently provides a window into the confusing maze of companies you’ve never heard of who appear to have your data.

Puerto Rico Joins Push to Banish Fossil Fuel From Power Grids

Poll shows 50% of Australians support shifting all sales of new cars to electric vehicles by 2025

Fintech fiddles as home burns: 97% of apps lack basic security

California’s Attorney General Wants to Empower People to Protect Their Privacy. Sacramento Legislators Should Listen.

Uber, Losing $1.8 Billion a Year, Reveals I.P.O. Filing

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches first paid mission and lands all three boosters

Trump’s Homeland Security Purge Worries Cybersecurity Experts

LastPass Update Deleting Customer Data

Amazon reportedly employs thousands of people to listen to your Alexa conversations

Cameras Linked to Chinese Government Stir Alarm in U.K. Parliament

Uber and Lyft cars could be forced to install lighted signs in this US state following the death of a student

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange was arrested on behalf of U.S. authorities, British police say, citing extradition warrant

House Passes Net Neutrality Bill, McConnell Promises It Won't Survive Senate

These tree-planting drones are firing seed missiles to restore the world’s forests - In Myanmar, a major project is under way: restore coastal mangrove forests—with a little air support.

How Tesla and its doctor made sure injured employees didn’t get workers’ comp

Archive.org hit with hundreds of false terrorist content notices from EU

Carla Hayden has an audacious plan to make Library of Congress available to you online

US immigration police broke Facebook rules with fake profiles for college sting

iTunes is finally dying as Apple reportedly breaks out Music, Video and Podcasts in to seperate apps in macOS 10.15.

Jeff Bezos to meet with federal prosecutors on extortion and hacking claims

Amazon admits that employees review “small sample” of Alexa audio